Welcome to the 6th Annual Xenia Avenue Marathon & Half-Marathon. If you’re looking for a low key, certified, flat and fast marathon or half-marathon to check off the letter X on your way to completing the alphabet, then look no further.
Our event is co-sponsored by the Champlin Park High School Cross Country Running Booster Club and all net proceeds from the event will go to the booster club to help our high school and middle school cross country runners. Examples of the items that the Booster Club provides to the runners include funding for buses to meets, race meet shelters, team shorts and singlets, summer mileage awards.
Course Description:
The Marathon is a Multiple Loop and out-and-back course. The course begins at Orchard Trail Park. From the start the course heads south along the scenic Rush Creek Corridor Trail and heads to a local neighborhood. The course then enters the local neighborhood for roughly a 1 mile loop, traversing Xenia Avenue along the way. The course then reenters the Rush Creek Corridor Trail and heads back to Orchard Trail Park. After looping around Orchard Trail Park, the course heads south again to the Rush Creek Corridor Trail and then heads west for the first of 5 loops. You will run west along the Rush Creek Trail until almost reaching Winnetka Avenue. You will then turn around and head east until you reach the Target Trail and head through Oak Grove Park, looping around and then returning to Orchard Trail Park.
The Half Marathon is a Multiple Loop and out-and-back course. The course begins at Orchard Trail Park. From the start the course heads south along the scenic Rush Creek Corridor Trail and heads to a local neighborhood. The course then enters the local neighborhood for roughly a 1 mile loop, traversing Xenia Avenue along the way. The course then reenters the Rush Creek Corridor Trail and heads back to Orchard Trail Park. After looping around Orchard Trail Park, the course heads south again for two loops. You will run west along the Rush Creek Trail until almost reaching Winnetka Avenue. You will then turn around and head east until you reach the Target Trail and head through Oak Grove Park, looping around and then returning to Orchard Trail Park.
Both courses are USATF Certified. Their course certifications numbers are: MN20003RR – Half Marathon; MN20004RR – Full Marathon.
The USATF Certificates for each race, including the course maps, can be found here: Full Marathon; Half-Marathon
Event Details:
When: Saturday July 26, 2025
Start Time: Both races begin at 6:30 a.m.
All runners will receive a soft cotton/polyester shirt and finisher’s medal who register by June 30, 2025. All runners who register after June 30th will still receive a finisher's medal, just no t-shirt. There will be awards for the top 3 over male and female runners in each event.
Cost: $95 - $115
